{"id":54246,"date":"2025-11-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2025\/11\/11\/hkstp-debuts-at-switch-2025-singapore-with-hong-kong-startups-shining-at-prestigious-slingshot-pitch-event\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:00:00","slug":"hkstp-debuts-at-switch-2025-singapore-with-hong-kong-startups-shining-at-prestigious-slingshot-pitch-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2025\/11\/11\/hkstp-debuts-at-switch-2025-singapore-with-hong-kong-startups-shining-at-prestigious-slingshot-pitch-event\/","title":{"rendered":"HKSTP Debuts at SWITCH 2025 Singapore with Hong Kong Startups Shining at Prestigious SLINGSHOT Pitch Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<p>        HONG KONG SAR &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">Media OutReach Newswire<\/a> &#8211; 11 November 2025<b> <\/b>\u2013 Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) showcased a delegation of 10 standout startups from AI, Urban &amp; Environment and Health &amp; Wellness for its first-ever HKSTP pavilion at Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2025, held on 29-31 October. Under Singapore&#8217;s 60<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary celebration, the flagship innovation event gathered the city-state&#8217;s leading innovation community figures and dives deep into frontier technologies.<\/p>\n<p><figure data-width=\"100%\" data-caption=\"HKSTP exhibitors at SWITCH 2025.\" data-caption-display=\"block\" data-image-width=\"0\" data-image-height=\"0\" style=\"display: block;width: 100%;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n  <img data-src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/698364\/photo-2-resized-.jpg\" alt=\"HKSTP exhibitors at SWITCH 2025.\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><figcaption class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;display: block;margin: 0px;width: 100%\">\n<p>\n      <i>HKSTP exhibitors at SWITCH 2025.<\/i>\n    <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hong Kong and Singapore serve as the strategic gateways to China&#8217;s Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the ASEAN regions respectively. A recent<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/research.hktdc.com\/en\/article\/MTg5ODMxNTk3OQ\" rel=\"sponsored\">HKTDC survey<\/a> revealed that GBA enterprises rank ASEAN as their top choice for overseas expansion. Highlighting ASEAN&#8217;s close integration, the survey also highlighted 60% of GBA enterprises planned to launch into ASEAN market over the next three years, with Singapore as one of its gateways venturing into ASEAN. Hong Kong stands out as a vital regional trade and innovation hub connecting GBA startups and enterprises to the ASEAN opportunity.\n<\/p>\n<p>Derek Chim, Head of Startup Ecosystem and Development at HKSTP, stated: &#8220;Hong Kong acts as a vital superconnector between innovators and enterprises in the corridor linking ASEAN and GBA or Mainland China. As Hong Kong&#8217;s largest I&amp;T ecosystem with deep tech expertise, HKSTP is uniquely positioned to foster co-creation between these regions together with Singapore, driving joint innovation in AI, biotech, fintech, and beyond.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>As one of the two park companies participated in SLINGSHOT 2025, WomenX was awarded the Health and Biomedical Domain Winner and won S$60,000 Startup SG grant. The other park company, OKOSix made it to the Top 60 Global Startups. Both companies earned a sponsored trip to Singapore to participate in the Physical Immersion Programme and gained eligibility for EntrePass, Singapore&#8217;s work visa for international entrepreneurs.\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the startup delegation attracted numerous visitors to the HKSTP Pavilion and facilitated over 100 business matchings generating HK$20 million in business pipeline.\n<\/p>\n<p>Hatch is an innovation centre established by Singapore&#8217;s HTX (Home Team Science &amp; Technology Agency), and the following 2 startups from HKSTP were selected for the open innovation challenge Dimension X and inaugural cohort of the In-Beta experiment programme. eSIX showcased their completed proof-of-concept (PoC) for Hatch&#8217;s open innovation challenge Dimension X Cohort 6, whereas Weitu AI showcased their proof-of-technology (PoT) as part of the inaugural In-Beta Cohort 1. Highlights included:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <b>Weitu AI<\/b> \u2013 AI-powered anomaly detection for video feeds from CCTVs and drones.\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <b>eSIX<\/b> \u2013 Resilient, maritime communication integrating 5G, satellite and mesh.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Hashtag: <\/b>#HKSTP #SWITCH2025 #Innovation #Startups #AI #HealthTech<\/p>\n<p>\n            <em>The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.<\/em>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/track.media-outreach.com\/index.php\/WebView\/426288\/4121\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"width:1px;height:1px;\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/hong-kong-sar\/2025\/11\/11\/426288\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONG KONG SAR &#8211; Media OutReach Newswire &#8211; 11 November 2025 \u2013 Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) showcased a delegation of 10 standout startups from AI, Urban &amp; Environment and Health &amp; Wellness for its first-ever HKSTP pavilion at Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2025, held on 29-31 October. 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